Paste-box and dauber.



PATENTED MAY 26, 1908. E. MLSGRANTON.

PASTE BOX AND DAUBER. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA UG. 14,1907.

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EDGAR M. SCRANTON, OF

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CLARENCE W. McKAY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

PASTE-BOX m DAUBER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, 1908.

application filed August 14, 1907. Serial No. 888,483.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR M. SGRANTON, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paste- Boxes and Daubers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of the specification, and to the reference-numerals marked thereon.

My present invention relates to receptacles for aste and similar viscous materials in combination with means for removing small quantities of the latter therefrom forapplication to the uses for which they are intended, and it has for its object to rovide a convenient and efficient device 0 this nature-suitable for the reception of shoe polish or leather dressings, which will prevent the deterioration of such substances when confined therein and which may be manufactured at a sufficiently low cost to be furnished at a moderate price, as the container for the polish in ofierin the latter for sale.

Furt er objects of my invention are to .provide a construction through the employment of which all of the aste 0r polish may be readily utilized and t e operation of its removal rendered clean and attractive.

To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being Qpointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the paste containing receptacle; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the sto per and dauber therefor; Fi 3 is a vertica central section of the com ete device, and Fig. 4 is a top plan view t ereof.

As before indicated, my invention'is articularly, thoughnot exclusively, usefu as a plied to containers for the V viscous or p astic dressin commonly used for polishing shoes and I wi 1 refer to it herein for convenience in this connection. The polish is usually supplied in cans or boxes having removable covers and applied to the leather by means of a separate brush or dauber, but the box cover is often lost or mis laced, allowing the contents to become ry, dusty and unfit for use and the dauber after havin been used will become similarly affected an I require a careful dis 'osition to prevent it from soiling other 0 ects. The cover in such receptacles generafly has a definite fixed position out of contact with the polish, so that when a portion of the latter has been used there is formed an air chamber between the polish and cover which allows the contents to become quickly dry, destroying its usefulness to a large extent and rendering its removal and successful ap lication difficult. In addition to this, the auber and receptacle are often of widely different relative sizes, for proper cooperation, with the result that when the dauber is too large a portion only of the polish in the receptacle can be reached thereby, and when too small, unused portions are a t to be left remaining upon the side walls an in the angles of the bottom,

extent to that of the bottom of the chamber, so that the paste may be applied to the dauber by a relative twisting movement of the assembled members as long as a particle of material remains.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates a suitable cylindrical box or receptacle, the chamber therein being openatone end and closed at the other by preferably fiat bottom 2 and containing a quantity of polish 3. The chamber is preferably of uniform cross sectional area, its sides being smooth and continuous. Fitted to slide vertically therein is a stopper 4, of sufficient thickness ,to prevent it. from becoming jammed through lateral tilting and provided on its upper side with a handle 5, smaller in diameter than the chamber and preferably of suflicient length to project through the open end of the latter at all times. Secured to the under side of the stopper is a dauber 6 com rising in the resent instance a flat pad of fe t or similar brous material, its under surface conforming to and being co-extensive with the bottom of the receptacle. The handle, stopper and pad may be secured together with cement or glue, but it is preferable to form a tenon 7 upon the handle 5 projecting within an opening in the stopper, 0. headed pin or staple 8 being driven through the ad or dauber into the tenon portion of the iandle.

It will be seen that the stopper, dauber and receptacle thus form practically one element and may be conveniently kept assembled for ready use. In operation, the receptacle is held by one hand and the handle of the stopper by the other and a relative twisting movement imparted to either, whereat the dauber is scra ed across the surface of the olish, the ad iering portions being applie as usual. By continued use, the dauber will ultimately reach the bottom and being of the same areatherewith, will remove every particle of the contents resulting in great economy of material.

As t e stopper fits closely within the straight walls of the box or receptacle, it slides downwardly as the quantity of polish is diminished, bringing the dauber which forms virtually an air tight packing, always in contact with the latter and preventing its hardening from exposure to the air, while the projecting handle forms a convenient grasp and by reason of its relatively small diameter does not crowd the fingers of the operator when the contents are very low. Conversely the particles remaining on the dauber after useare-preserved in good condition for subsequent operations and a device constructed in accordance with my invention, may be advantageously designed with a receptacle of greater depth than is usual to render handling more convenient and cleanly.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with an open recepstopper adaped to contact with the walls thereof throughout the length of the latter anid having a dauber arranged on its under si( e.

4. The combination with a receptacle open at one end and having uniform cross sectional area, of a stopper fitting within the receptacle and movable throughout the length thereof having a dauber arranged on its under side and a handle on the stopper of smaller diameter than the receptacle and accessible throu h the opening therein.

5. The com ination with a cylindrical receptacle of uniform cross sectional area and adapted to contain a viscous material, of a stopper fitting within the receptacle and having a dauber arran ed on its underside adjacent the material dauber comprising a pad of fibrous material conforming in area and contour to the bottom of the receptacle, and a handle on the stopper.

EDGAR M. SCRANTON.

Witnesses:

GEo. S. McMrLLAN, MAE S. WARREN.

in the receptacle, said. 

